Artwork Details
- Title
- Portrait of a Gentleman
- Artist
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (4.4 x 3.8 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait male — unidentified — bust
- Object Number
- 1950.4.37
Artwork Description
This gentleman’s clothing reflects mid-nineteenth-century tastes, when men wore darker colors, particularly black and blue, to convey a sense of sobriety and professionalism in a new middle-class society. His thick curly hair, sideburns, and tender expression, however, suggest a romantic side to his personality.